A journey along southern Albania’s Vjosa River, one of Europe’s last undammed waterways, means traversing a landscape that looks much as it has for centuries. Flowing from Greece’s ...

Earlier this year, Albania took a critical step toward preserving this timelessness with the establishment of the Vjosa Wild River National Park, a first in Europe, and a destination included on ...

Albania has formally declared its Vjosa River a national park. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File) The project will seek to address water and land pollution, waste management, and deforestation.

Albania's Vjosa River recently became the world's first "wild-river national park," a status that bans dams or mining, but allows tourism. Now, conservationists are turning their attention to ...

Albania's government has formally designated the Vjosa River and its tributaries a national park, starting with an investment of some $80 million (75 million euros) to stop wastewater being poured ...

The Shushica River's sparkling emerald waters wind a spectacular course through southern Albania that activists say is now at risk from a project that would divert a portion of its flow.

The canyon-lined river stretches for about 170 miles from the Pindus Mountains in Greece to the Adriatic Sea. It is home to about 1,100 species of animals, including endemic and endangered species ...

TEPELENë (ALBANIA) - Environmental campaigners scored a rare victory in Albania on Wednesday after authorities announced the creation of a national park to protect the Vjosa River, one of Europe ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Breaking News. Followed categories will be added to My News. For years, activists lobbied to save what they call Europe's last major "wild river" -- one whose ...

For years, activists lobbied to save what they call Europe's last major "wild river" -- one whose course is unaltered by industry or dams -- recruiting A-listers like Leonardo DiCaprio to their ...